WHAT'S ON - AUTUMN 2022 | The Bhavan London by The Bhavan

MURTYFOUNDATION TheBhavan 4aCastletownRoad WestKensington LondonW149HE 02073813086/4608 www.bhavan.net WHAT’SON Sept-Dec2022 Performances|Exhibitions|Workshops BhavanaReddy,Sept24,2022

BluefeatherStudiospresents ‘AANSPLAINING’Standupcomedyby KarthikKumar Fri,Sept16|7.30pm|£40/£35/£30 (groupandstudentdiscountsavailable) AansplainingisKK’s4thstandupspecial. ThisisaStand-upcomedy‘TellAll’on Masculinityandhopestocreateanallyship betweenthevariousgenderidentities. Entry16+only MAHALAYA Sat,Sept17|6pm|£2 RubyBunkerpresentsatraditional ‘Mahalaya’,aspartofBhavan’sGolden Jubileecelebrations.Joinusforan eveningofsoulfulmusicfeaturing renownedartistsfromLondonand India.Pleasecontactusatour receptionontheperformancedayto makefurtherdonationstotheBhavan anditsactivities. PankajSodhaandZeeTVHdpresent KAKAKOKUCHKUCHHOTAHAIGujarati Drama Thur,Sept22|7pm|Dinner5pm|£25/ £20/£15 RajeshMehta,wholiveshislifeonhisownterms, isforcedtoleavehome.Thestorytakesaturn whenwidowerHeelopestheoldagehomewith Sharmila,a60-year-oldlady.Theyarethetalkof thetown.Thisisalaughterrideprovingthatlove canblossomevenatanoldagebetweenRajesh andSharmilaandtheproblemsheandhisfamily mustfaceinthesociety,tryingtoaccepttheir father’slove. TicketsavailablefromP.RPatel-07957555226 TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y a rs o f CreatingCulturalLegacies

“SHUDDHALASYAM"FEMININEAND DELICATERENDERINGTHROUGHDANCEWORKSHOPWITHBHAVANAREDDY Fri,Sept23,6.30pm8pm&Sun,Sept25,12 pm1.30pm|£20forbothdays Exploregraceandfluiditythatalightsanother dimensiontotherhythmicmovementsofKuchipudi Dance.Participantswillexamineexpression (Abhinaya)intheirownbodyandalsobecomefamiliar withthedelicateaspectoffemininitythroughthe explorationofdramaandroleplayingthatisuniqueto Kuchipudidance.Howdothestoriescometolifein yourimaginationandhowcantheybeexpressedin thislanguageofdance?Inthisworkshopweekend youwilllearnaboutexpressingyourself empatheticallyanddelicatelywithoutinhibitionwhich youcanapplytoyourowndancingpersonality. SOLOKUCHIPUDIDANCE PERFORMANCEBYBHAVANAREDDY Sat,Sept24|6pm|£17/£12(£15,£10if bookedonline. (UsecodeBHAVAN50tobook) BhavanaReddywillbepresentingSolosin traditionalKuchipudiIndianClassicalDance Dramaform.Thelineupwillfeaturenewand rarechoreographiesbyherparentsRaja RadhaReddy&herself."Herperformanceof SolosinKuchipudishowsatranscendent understandinganduseofphysicaltechnique thattakesherpresentationintotherealmof thespiritual."JeffreyJameseditorof SoundWordSight,NewYork BhavanaReddyisoneoftheforemost Kuchipudidancersofhergeneration.Daughter ofRajaRadhaReddy,shehaspresented concertsandworkshopsinprestigious organisations,embassies,andconsulatesof Indiaallovertheworldtocriticalacclaim.Sheis therecipientofthe‘BismillahKhanYuva Puraskar’amongstotherawardsanda choreographygrantfromthelegendary EuropeanchoreographerJiří Kylián’s Foundation. TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y a rs o f CreatingCulturaLegacies

SAMMILANABHARATANATYAMAND KATHAKJOINTWORKSHOPBHAVAN50 Sat,Sept24|12pm1.30pm|£5/freefor Bhavanstudents

Joinusforauniquedanceworkshopthatlooksat thesimilaritiesofBharatanatyamandKathak.Open tostudentsofbothdanceforms,studentswillhave theopportunitytounderstandthemethodologyof thetwodanceformsandlearnhowasinglepiece ofmusiccanbechoreographedandexpressedin thetwodifferentforms.

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(FoundersofBharataKalanjali,Chennai).Shalini hasbeentrainingthroughthetwoyearsofthe pandemicwithherGurusandishonouredto performintheirpresenceatTheBhavan. ShaliniShivashankar,FounderandArtisticDirector ofUpahaarSchoolofDance,U.K(foundedin 2003)hasbeenundergoingtrainingin Bharatanatyamconsistentlyundertheguidanceof TheDhananjayans.Shehastrainedunderthe tutelageofSmtPadminiRamachandranof ‘Natyapriya’Bangalore,andSmt.Shyamala SurendranandSmtRadhikaShurajit-bothsenior disciplesoftheDhananjayans.Shehasalsobeen trainedinMohiniyattambySmt.SreedeviRajandaughterofthelegendaryLateSmt.Kalamandalam KalyanikuttyAmma. TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a r o f CreatingCulturalLegacies

‘GURUSAMARPANAM’-ANOFFERINGTO HERGURUSTHEDHANANJAYANS Sun,Sept25|6pm|£20/£15/£10 ShaliniShivashankarpresentsasolo Bharatanatyamrecital‘GuruSamarpanam’-an offeringtoherGurusPadmabhushanSri.VP DhananjayanandSmt.ShantaDhananjayan

ThisworkshopwillbetaughtbyGuruShubha Dhananjay,assistedbyMayaDhananjayandMudra Dhananjay.Smt.ShubhaDhananjayisoneofthe foremostdancersfromBangalore,Indiaofher generation,equallyproficientinBharatanatyam andKathak.TrainedunderLateguruSVSrinivasin thepurestTanjoreshailiofBharatanatyamand underGuruDr.MayaRaointheLucknowGharana ofKathak,shehascarvedaluminouscareer spanningover35yearsinwhichshehasperformed extensivelyacrosstheworld,trainedhundredsof studentsofInternationalandmulticultural backgrounds.presentedseveralsoloandensemble thematicpresentationstocriticalacclaim. MayaDhananjayandMudraDhananjay,her daughtersanddiscipleswillassistherinthe workshop.

GODDESS-ANandavanaDance&Mathangi KeshavanDancePresentation Sun,Oct2|11.30am|£14(£12ifbooked online.UsecodeBHAVAN50tobook) BringingGoddessandearthsystemstogether, buildingbridgesbetweenfaithandclimateaction throughart.ElementalGoddessisalive performanceofnewsolochoreographiesdrawing fromrichdiverseperformancetraditionsofIndia. DANCERS:ChamundeeswariKuppuswamyBharatanatyam,MathangiKeshavanBharatanatyam,DebanjaliBiswas-Manipuri,Amrita Jayakrishnan-Kuchipudi,KatrinaRute-Odissi, RanjithaChowalloor-Mohiniattam,SoniaChandaria Kathak,DevikaRao-Yakshagana DURGASTAMI Mon,Oct3|7pm TheBhavanwarmlywelcomesyoutoDurgaPuja 2022.Comecelebratetheenergyofthe Goddess.Joinusforthepujacelebrations followedbydevotionalsongs,dance,and prasad.ThiseventissponsoredbyAlok Bharadwajandfamily. TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a r o f CreatingCulturalLegacies TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a s o f CreatingCulturalLgacies

OFDANCE Sat,Oct1|6pm|£17/£12(£15,£10ifbooked online.UsecodeBHAVAN50tobook) OneofthecorephilosophiesofUpahaaristhatdance &musicenhancesone’smentalandphysicalhealth andcanthereforebelearntandperformedatanyage.

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everysector ofthecommunitythroughitsvariousactivitiesand events,highlightingtheorganisation’scommitment anddedicationtopromotingarts. TheEnsembleisasemi-professionalcoregroupof dancerswhowillpresentaneveningofNatyaminat leasttwoofthethreestylestaughtatUpahaar.They haveperformedinprestigiousvenuesacrosstheUK, includingtheBritishParliament,theQueen’sGallery (BuckinghamPalace),andtheBritishMuseum.

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KALAKSHETRAinLONDON Oct7Oct14|Variedtimings|Variedprices October7,2022: TalkbyRevathyRamachandran, Director,KalakshetraFoundation October813,2022:IntermediateandGeneralLevel coursesdeliveredbyDr.JyolasanaMenon,Professor, KalakshetraFoundation TheBhavanisdelightedtobepartofthisnewinitiative -anewjourneyinshapingskillsandknowledgein DancePracticebypartneringwithKalakshetrato deliverthetechniquesandthecoreprinciplesofthe KalakshetraMethodology.Thisexclusivecollaboration providesanopportunitytoworkwiththesource teachersandexperiencetheKalakshetra methodologieshereintheUK. Dates,timingsandprices INTERMEDIATESESSIONS Techniqueclass|Rukminidevi’schoreographyfromsource| PracticalandvisualinterpretationofRukminidevi’s choreographythroughoriginalvideosofherdance-dramas Sat8andSun9 10.30am11.50am|12pm1.30pm 10.30am11.50am|12pm1.30pm Techniqueandsequencingofadavus Mon10,Wed12,&Thur13 6.30pm8pm Pricing Singleweekendsession(FullDay)-£30 Singleweekdaysession-£20 All5IntermediatesessionsPackage-£100 TEACHERS’REFRESHERSESSIONS RevisitingBharatanatyampedagogyofKalakshetra-Theory andPractice (Alldancers/dancepractitionerswelcome) TueOct11|11am12.30pm&2pm3.30pm Pricing: £30 FULLWEEKPACKAGE(Includesallintermediatesessions andteachers’refreshersessions)-£130 OPENTOALLDANCERSwithminimum3yearsofexperience. LIMITEDSPACESAVAILABLE* Toavoiddisappointment,pleasebookinadvance TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a s o f CreatingCulturaLgacies

BODHAYANA’SBHAGAVADAJJUKAM ASANSKRITPLAY Sat,Oct15|5.30pm|£15,£10 Athought-provokingSanskritdrama stagedintheUKmarking‘AzadikaAmrit Mahotsav’. ‘Bhagavadajjukam’-thehumorous,witty, satiricalplaybyBodhayanastirsthe thoughtsandinspiresreflectionson philosophyanddharma.Organisedby SanskrutiCentreforCulturalExcellence, presentedbyCentralSanskritUniversity, NewDelhi-inassociationwithSamskrita BharatiUK,BharatiyaVidyaBhavanand ICCRLondon(NehruCentre),High CommissionofIndia. SOLOKATHAKRECITALBYMAYA DHANANJAY Sun,Oct9|6pm|£12(£10ifbooked online.UsecodeBHAVAN50tobook) YoungdanseuseMayaDhananjaypresentsa soloKathakrecital.Theeveningwillfeature ‘Nrithyabandhas’,traditionalpiecesofthe Kathakrepertoire. MayaDhananjayhasbeentrainedinKathak andBharathanatyamundertheguidanceof hermotherandteacher,GuruShubha Dhananjay,Artisticdirectorof Natyantharanga,Bengaluru,India.Shealso receivedintensivetrainingunderGuruSmt. GeethanjaliLalandSriRaghavrajBhatt.Sheis agradedartistofDoordarshanandhas performedacrossIndia,USA,Dubai,China, Malaysia,IndonesiaandUK.Mayacurrently worksasaLeadCultureArtistatYoungAsian Voices,SunderlandUK. TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a r o f CreatingCulturalLegacies

TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y a rs o f CreatingCulturalLegacies SITARANDSARODJUGALBANDHITHE MOHANBROTHERS Sun,Oct16|6pm|£17/£12(£15,£10if bookedonline.UsecodeBHAVAN50to book) TheBhavanpresentsascintillatingeveningof thebestofclassicalinstrumentalmusic.The MohanbrothersLakshayMohanandAayush MohanpresentajugalbandhiconcertofSitar andSarod.ThefirstIndianstoperformatthe GrammyMuseumatLosangeles,the brothershaveachievedcriticalacclaimfor theirart. TheywillbeaccompaniedbyPt.Rajkumar MisraonTablaandMBalachandaron Mridangam.

ALPANASENGUPTADANCECOMPANY PRESENTSAClassicalevening Sat,22Oct|6.30pm|£20 JoinusforaneveningofKathakwithlive musiciansbyCompanydancersandupcoming dancers.ThedancerswillshowcaseNritya,Natya andallaspectsofKathak.Specialperformanceby GuruAlpana&guestartistRaginiMadan KARNATICFLUTERECITALBYFLUTE J.A.JAYANTANDTEAM Sun,Oct23|6pm|£12(£10ifbooked online.UsecodeBHAVAN50tobook) FluteJ.A.Jayant,youngexponentontheKarnatic fluteisatrueprodigyhavingstartedperforming sincetheageofseven.Hehasbeenfeaturedin majorfestivalsandvenuesacrosstheglobeandhas wonthebestinstrumentalistaward7timesfrom TheMadrasMusicAcademy.Hehascollaborated withPt.RonuMajumdar,GuitarPrasanna,Veena RajheshVaidhya,NandiniShankartonameafew.He isthefirstKarnaticflautisttounveilthe106cms longDoubleBassbansuriinperformances. Accompanists:SumanthManjunath-Violin,KSai Giridhar-Mridangam SANGAM Sat,Nov5|5pm|£10 JalTarangpresentsSangam,aconfluenceofMusic andrhythm,Theeveningbeginswithfelicitations ceremony.Thiswillbefollowedbyperformancesby GetaanjaliAcademyofFineArts,RobiChondo (Tagore’sinstitute),andbyPratapPawarMBEand histeam. TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y a rs o f CreatingCulturalLegacies

INTERNATIONALKUCHIPUDIFESTIVAL Sat,Nov12(TBC)|6pm|£20 ArunimaKumardancecompanyincollaboration withtheBhavanandInfosysFoundation presentstheannualKuchipudiInternational dancefestivalthelargestintheUK.The eveningwillpresentartistsfromdiverse backgroundsandagesandwillshowcasetheart ofKuchipudiinallitsglory. TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a rs o f CreatingCulturalLegacies TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a rs o f CreatingCulturalLegacies RAVISHANKARMEMORIALCONCERTSITARBY GAURAVMAZUMDARACCOMPANIEDBY RAJKUMARMISRAONTABLA Sun,Nov6|6pm|£17/£12(£15,£10ifbooked online.UsecodeBHAVAN50tobook) AspartofourannualRaviShankarMemorialConcert series,weareproudtopresentSri.GauravMazumdarin asoloSitarconcert.HewillbeaccompaniedbyPt. RajkumarMisraonTabla.TheRaviShankarmemorial ConcertSeriesaresponsoredbyTheKaminiandVindi BangaFamilyTrust

UPAHAARSCHOOLNRITYAARPANAM MOHINIATTAM Fri,Nov18|6pm|£20/£15/£10 Upahaarschoolofdancepresentsasolo MohiniattamrecitalbySmt.Shalini Shivashankar SujataBanerjeeDanceCompany presents HEMANTIKAFESTIVAL Sun,Nov20|6PM|£20/£25| Tickets-www.sbdc-kathak.com SujataBanerjeeDanceCompany'smuchanticipatedHemantikafestivalisbackfor 2022! Nowinitsseventhyear,Hemantikaisa celebrationofSouthAsiandanceintheUK,to showcaseourincrediblehome-grown talent,bringworld-classartiststoUK audiences,offerhundredsof studentsandyouthgroupsperformance opportunities,createnewworks,deliver masterclasses,andpresentthought-provoking talks&seminars.Youwillseearangeor talentedandhighlyskilledyoungOdissi, BharatanatyamandKathakdancers. GenerouslyfundedbyArtsCouncilEngland.

HINDUSTANIMUSICFESTIVAL SatNov26Sun27 |6pm|£17/£12(£15,£10if bookedonline.UsecodeBHAVAN50tobook) Bhavan’sresidentHindustanivocalGuruSmt. ChandrimaMisrapresentsherstudentsintwo-day classicalmusicrecitalswithamelangeofsolos,duets, andgroupperformances. Thefirstevening‘BhairavtoBhairavi’andthesecond evening‘VariousEveningRagas’offertheaudiencea chancetosoakupthebeauty,complexity,andthe varietyinHindustaniClassicalmusic. Kalakarpresents‘JALSAALIVEMUSICAL’ CelebratingthelifeandmusicofGauharJaan andIndubala Sat,Dec3|6.30pm|£22/£17/£12(£20/ £15/£10ifbookedonline.UsecodeBHAVAN50 tobook) KALAKARwillbelaunchingaseriesofmusicals,‘Taleof Tawaifs’,basedontheresearchworkonTawaifsofIndia byChandraChakraborthy. Theserieswillsee4stunningmusicalspremieredinthe UKbasedonthelifeandmusicofeightTawaifssuchas GauharJaan,Indubala,ShamsherBai,ZohraBai,Veena Sanmukhavediver,Jankibai,begumAkhtarandMustari Bai.Thiswillbetheveryfirst,andthelaunchofthe series. TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y a rs o f CreatingCulturaLegacies TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a rs o f CreatingCulturaLegacies

TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a r o f CreatingCulturalLegacies PRAKASHYADAGUDDEPRESENTS NRITHYOTSAVA2022 Sun,Dec4|6pm|£17(£15ifbookedonline.Use codeBHAVAN50tobook) TheBhavanisproudtopresentaneveningof Bharatanatyambytheemergingtalentsofourstudents, trainingunderGuruPrakashYadagudde.Amelangeof traditionalpiecesaswellasnew,thematicchoreographies, theeveningwillshowcaseallthemultifacetedaspectsof Bharatanatyam. THEBHAVAN’SCHRISTMASCELEBRATION SunDec18|1pm|Entryfree WearedelightedtowelcomeyoutoourChristmas celebrations.ThechoirwillbeconductedbyJamesMarr. Joinusformusic,danceperformancesandChristmas message.Theeventwillbefollowedbysnacksand refreshments. Entryfree,registrationrequired. SAVETHEDATE: JANUARY2023 THEBHAVAN’SFOUNDERSDAY CELEBRATIONS SatJan28&SunJan29|3pm onwards|£12 FEBRUARY2023 YUVAMAHOTSAV Sun5,Sat11,Sun12,andSun19Feb MARCH2023 Sat4 YAKSHAGANAbyKeremaneSridhar Hegde.

MURTYFOUNDATION Scanthecodefor Bhavan50celebratoryevents JAJayant,23October2022 TheBhavan Lond o n 05 Y e a rs o f CreatingCulturalLegacies TheBhavan 4aCastletownRoad WestKensington LondonW149HE 02073813086/4608 www.bhavan.net BharatiyaVidyaBhavanLtd RegisteredCharityNo.312879 CompanyRegistrationNo.1090630